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Lesson 21

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15 Kanji

信 faith 経 sutra 台 pedestal 風 wind 犬 dog 重 heavy 初 first time 若 young 送 escort 幸 happiness 計 plot 遅 slow 配 distribute 弟 younger brother 妹 younger sister

50 of 57 Vocabulary

あか
赤
　
ちゃ
　
ん
baby
か
蚊
mosquito
かい
会
ぎ
議
meeting
　
ガ
　
ソ
　
リ
　
ン
gasoline
かん
環
きょう
境
environment
けい
警
さつ
察
police ②police officer ③self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.)
こう
工
じょう
場
factory
こと
事
thing ②incident ③nominalizing suffix ④pretending to ... ⑤alias ⑥necessity
しゅう
終
でん
電
last train (of the day)
じゅん
準
び
備
preparation
　
ス
　
ピ
　
ー
　
チ
speech
せい
政
ふ
府
government
ち
痴
かん
漢
molester ②fool
どう
同
りょう
僚
coworker
どろ
泥
ぼう
棒
thief ②theft
　
バ
　
イ
　
ト
part-time job ②part-time worker
はん
犯
にん
人
offender
　
ポ
　
ス
　
タ
　
ー
poster
むかし
昔
the old days ②the past ten years
もん
文
く
句
complaint ②phrase
る
留
す
守
absence ②house-sitting ③being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.)
とお
遠
　
い
far ②distant (past) ③distant (relationship or kinship) ④far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
　
ひ
　
ど
　
い
cruel ②violent ③very bad ④excessive
あん
安
ぜん
全
safety
たい
大
せつ
切
important ②precious ③careful
　
め
　
ちゃ
　
く
　
ちゃ
absurd ②extreme ③incredibly
お
置
　
く
to put ②to leave (behind) ③to do something in advance ④to leave something in a certain state
き
気
　
が
つ
付
　
く
to notice ②to be attentive ③to regain consciousness
け
蹴
　
る
to kick ②to refuse ③to stamp (on the ground)
さ
刺
　
す
to pierce ②to sting ③to sew ④to pole (a boat)
さわ
触
　
る
to touch ②to get involved (with) ③to be harmful to
つか
捕
　
ま
　
る
to be caught ②to hold on to ③to find (e.g. proof) ④to be detained by
つつ
包
　
む
to wrap up ②to cover ③to conceal (a feeling) ④to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
なぐ
殴
　
る
to strike
ぬす
盗
　
む
to steal ②to plagiarize ③to do stealthily ④to do during scant time
は
貼
　
る
to stick ②to stretch ③to form (e.g. ice on a pond) ④to fill ⑤to stick out ⑥to be expensive ⑦to keep a watch on ⑧to become one tile away from completion ⑨to span
ふ
踏
　
む
to step on ②to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil) ③to experience ④to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
ふ
振
　
る
to wave ②to sprinkle ③to cast (actor) ④to turn down (someone)
もん
文
く
句
complaint ②phrase
い
言
　
う
to say ②to name ③to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping")
や
焼
　
く
to burn ②to roast ③to heat ④to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.)
や
遣
　
る
to do ②to live ③to do ... completely ④to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status)
　
い
　
じ
　
め
　
る
to ill-treat ②to be tough on (e.g. one's body)
き
着
が
替
　
え
　
る
to change (one's clothes)
た
貯
　
め
　
る
to save up (money)
つづ
続
　
け
　
る
to continue
ほ
褒
　
め
　
る
to praise
ま
間
ちが
違
　
え
　
る
to make a mistake (in) ②to confuse
み
見
　
つ
　
け
　
る
to discover ②to locate ③to be used to seeing
ば
馬
か
鹿
　
に
ridiculously
Note: In order to match dictionary entries, some of the words listed here are shown in simpler forms than what you see in the book, and compound words may be split into multiple entries.
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